POST MORTEM SAMPLES FROM A MEDICAL EXAMINER OR CORONER'S OFFICE

PreventionGenetics will accept post mortem samples for DNA Banking as long as the family
understands that often times the quality and quantity of the DNA recovered may be compromised
and may not be adequate for certain types of testing in the future. Samples obtained from a
Medical Examiner are usually not ideal. They may be over a week old, may not have been stored
under ideal temperatures, or may be collected in blood tubes that do not have the appropriate
anti-coagulant.

- Specimens that have been put into a preservative after collection (e.g. formalin fixed)

IDEAL SAMPLE TYPES:

Freshly Collected Tissue: (Please note that our price is increased to $198 for banking from a tissue specimen).

~ 2x2x2 mm (heart, liver, spleen, kidney or any other lean muscle tissue). Tissue should be placed in a sturdy container and frozen within minutes after collection at -80 degrees C and shipped on dry ice with overnight delivery.

Blood:

Up to 20 mls of blood is preferred, but we will accept any volume over 0.5ml.

Whole blood in EDTA (lavender top) tubes or ACD (yellow top) tubes. While these are the best blood tubes to use, we will accept and attempt to extract DNA from other tubes as a last resort.

While we will accept refrigerated blood samples that are older than one week post collection from a Medical Examiner, a blood sample that was frozen immediately after collection will yield a better quality of DNA.

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS:

Refrigerated samples need to be packed with frozen ice packs in a cooler. Send Standard Overnight

Frozen samples (blood or tissue) need to be packed with DRY ICE in a cooler. Send Standard Overnight

Address:

PreventionGenetics

Attn: DNA Banking

3800 S. Business Park Ave.

Marshfield, WI 54449

PreventionGenetics does not have a 'kit' suitable for the shipment of post mortem
samples nor do we cover the cost of shipping post mortem samples. The cost for the
family will vary depending on the size of the box (cooler) and the weight of coolant
used. We recommend a Styrofoam cooler or hard sided lunch cooler for all shipments.
The cooler should also be placed into a sturdy cardboard box for shipment.

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